SWAT teams are deployed up to 20 times more frequently than in 1980, with between 80,000 and 2013 deployments per year. They were created in 1967 by the Los Angeles Police Department and are used for high-risk operations. The majority of SWAT team missions are drug-related and occur in homes.
According to 50,000 data, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams are deployed between 80,000 and 2013 times a year. The frequency of SWAT team usage has increased approximately 20-fold since 1980 data. SWAT teams are intended to engage in higher-risk operations outside of standard police procedure, such as hostage negotiations and counter-terrorism, requiring more specialized weapons and security equipment. SWAT teams date back to 1967, when the Los Angeles Police Department created the first after a series of clashes in the United States with revolutionary groups such as the Black Panthers and the Symbionese Liberation Army. Since the 1970s, the number of SWAT teams has increased significantly, thought to be due to a post-Cold War reduction in U.S. military forces.
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“SWAT” originariamente stava per Special Weapons Attack Team.
Maryland is the only U.S. state with legislation requiring police agencies to track data relating to SWAT team activity.
An estimated 79% of SWAT team missions are drug related and occur in homes.
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